The Center for Middle Eastern Studies is the coordinating body and primary source of additional support for the various academic programs that cover the Middle East. The Center coordinates annual lectures and seminars, houses several research projects (e.g., the Moroccan Studies Program and the Iranian Oral History Project), and coordinates four graduate degree programs: the AM program in regional studies (Middle East) and three joint PhD programs in Middle Eastern studies and history,...

Founded in 1948 with a focus on the social sciences, the Davis Center (originally the Russian Research Center) seeks to build knowledge of Russia and Eurasia and stimulate interdisciplinary thinking by creating opportunities for scholars at all stages in their academic careers. Current research fellows are exploring such issues as the effect of birth payments on fertility rates, citizenship policies in the new post-Soviet regions and states, informal economic strategies in Poland practiced by peasant-workers to survive...

The Ukrainian Research Institute serves as a focal point for graduate and undergraduate students, fellows, and associates pursuing research in the Ukrainian language, literature, and history, as well as in anthropology, archaeology, art history, economics, political science, sociology, theology, and other disciplines. With Ukraine’s independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991, the Institute’s mission has broadened to include contemporary political, social, and economic issues....

The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, founded in 1955, facilitates interdisciplinary training and research in all fields of Chinese studies at Harvard, particularly on modern China, including Taiwan as well as the mainland. The Center aids scholarly exchanges among Harvard faculty and students and visitors. The Center sponsors ongoing workshops, including a gender studies workshop that has addressed such topics as a comparison of maternal health risks and health guidance between China...

The Center for African Studies (CAS) is the umbrella organization for all things Africa-related at Harvard University. In 2010, CAS became a National Resource Center for African Studies through the United States Department of Education. The Center serves as an intellectual hub, connecting students, faculty, and members of the wider Africanist community with shared interests through seminars, workshops, and conferences held throughout the academic year. CAS also funds research and travel in Africa...

The Harvard University South Asia Institute (SAI) engages faculty and students through interdisciplinary programs to advance and deepen the teaching and research on global issues relevant to South Asia. Founded in 2003 to further Harvard University’s engagement with South Asia, SAI is a University-wide research institute that engages faculty members, students, and in-region institutions through interdisciplinary programs to disseminate knowledge,...

The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) is an inter-faculty initiative focusing on public awareness and scholarly understanding of the cultures, histories, environment and contemporary affairs of Latin America. The Center supports research and teaching on Latin America and related fields such as Iberian and Latino studies throughout the University, and organizes projects and programs that draw on the human and material resources of the Harvard community to address...

The Harvard China Fund exists to advance the entire University’s engagement with China. As greater China plays an increasing role in global higher education, the China Fund supports teaching and research on China and promotes Harvard’s presence in China through its office in Shanghai, faculty grants, and student opportunities. Funded grants have explored issues ranging from crisis management, childbearing, villages in development, China’s health system reforms and economy, to improving...

The Harvard-Yenching Institute is an independent foundation dedicated to advancing higher education in Asia in the humanities and social sciences, with special attention to the study of Asian culture. The Institute currently enjoys partnerships with more than 50 universities and research centers in East and Southeast Asia, and supports doctoral scholarships, visiting fellowships, academic publications, advanced training programs, conferences, and other scholarly initiatives—in Asia, at...

The university-wide Asia Center promotes the study of the region as a whole as well as issues that cut across the national boundaries within Asia. The Center also serves as a venue for leaders and visiting delegations from Asia and elsewhere to discuss issues of global concern. Global health concerns shape many of the Center’s lectures, seminars, workshops, conferences, and programs. The Asia Center also offers fellowship and grant assistance for undergraduates, graduate students, and...

The Korea Institute is an autonomous institution within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and is Harvard's only organization devoted solely to the support and development of Korean studies at Harvard. It sponsors the flagship Korea Colloquium seminar series, which brings national and international scholars to Harvard to present and discuss their current work on Korea. Past topics have included suicide, population growth, and economic recession. Other Institute programs include the...